Worldwide tablet shipments to surpass portable PC shipments in 2013, total PC shipments in 2015, says IDC

Worldwide tablet shipments to surpass portable PC shipments in 2013, total PC shipments in 2015, says IDC: According to a new forecast from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, tablet shipments are expected to grow 58.7% on-year in 2013 reaching 229.3 million units, up from 144.5 million units in 2012. IDC now predicts tablet shipments will exceed those of portable PCs this year, as the slumping PC market is expected to see negative growth for the second consecutive year. In addition, IDC expects tablet shipments to outpace the entire PC market (portables and desktops combined) by 2015.